ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the length of exposure to screens and the prevalence of consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents in front of screens. METHODS We evaluated 74,589 12 to 17-year old adolescents from 1,247 schools in 124 Brazilian municipalities. A self-administered questionnaire was used. Its segment regarding nutrition contained questions about using TV, computers, and video game systems, having meals while watching TV, and consuming snacks in front of screens. Consumption of meals and snacks in front of screens was analyzed according to the following variables: geographical region, gender, age range, type of school (public or private), and school shift. The prevalences and their respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated under a complex sampling design. RESULTS A great deal of the adolescents (73.5%, 95%CI 72.3-74.7) reported spending two or more hours a day in front of screens. That habit was more frequent among male adolescents, private school students, morning shift students, and students from Brazil’s South region. More than half of the adolescents (56.6%, 95%CI 55.4-57.8) reported almost always or always having meals in front of TV, and 39.6% (95%CI 38.8-40.5) of them said they consumed snacks in front of screens exactly as often. Both situations were the most prevalent ones among the girls, who attended public schools and were from Brazil’s Midwest region. CONCLUSIONS Length of exposure to screens and consumption of meals and snacks almost always or always in front of screens are high among Brazilian adolescents. It is necessary to develop strategies aiming to reduce the length of screen use, considering the media reality that children and adolescents have been experiencing from earlier and earlier ages. That context must therefore be analyzed in an indissociable way. |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescentsAdolescentFood ConsumptionAttitude to ComputersTelevisionCell PhonesComputers, HandheldComputersCross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the length of exposure to screens and the prevalence of consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents in front of screens. METHODS We evaluated 74,589 12 to 17-year old adolescents from 1,247 schools in 124 Brazilian municipalities. A self-administered questionnaire was used. Its segment regarding nutrition contained questions about using TV, computers, and video game systems, having meals while watching TV, and consuming snacks in front of screens. Consumption of meals and snacks in front of screens was analyzed according to the following variables: geographical region, gender, age range, type of school (public or private), and school shift. The prevalences and their respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated under a complex sampling design. RESULTS A great deal of the adolescents (73.5%, 95%CI 72.3-74.7) reported spending two or more hours a day in front of screens. That habit was more frequent among male adolescents, private school students, morning shift students, and students from Brazil’s South region. More than half of the adolescents (56.6%, 95%CI 55.4-57.8) reported almost always or always having meals in front of TV, and 39.6% (95%CI 38.8-40.5) of them said they consumed snacks in front of screens exactly as often. Both situations were the most prevalent ones among the girls, who attended public schools and were from Brazil’s Midwest region. CONCLUSIONS Length of exposure to screens and consumption of meals and snacks almost always or always in front of screens are high among Brazilian adolescents. It is necessary to develop strategies aiming to reduce the length of screen use, considering the media reality that children and adolescents have been experiencing from earlier and earlier ages. That context must therefore be analyzed in an indissociable way.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2016-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200302Revista de Saúde Pública v.50 suppl.1 2016reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.1590/s01518-8787.2016050006680info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOliveira,Juliana SouzaBarufaldi,Laura AugustaAbreu,Gabriela de AzevedoLeal,Vanessa SáBrunken,Gisela SoaresVasconcelos,Sandra Mary LimaSantos,Marize Melo dosBloch,Katia Vergettieng2016-12-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102016000200302Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2016-12-20T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents Oliveira,Juliana Souza Adolescent Food Consumption Attitude to Computers Television Cell Phones Computers, Handheld Computers Cross-Sectional Studies |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents |
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Oliveira,Juliana Souza |
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Oliveira,Juliana Souza Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Leal,Vanessa Sá Brunken,Gisela Soares Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Lima Santos,Marize Melo dos Bloch,Katia Vergetti |
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Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Leal,Vanessa Sá Brunken,Gisela Soares Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Lima Santos,Marize Melo dos Bloch,Katia Vergetti |
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Oliveira,Juliana Souza Barufaldi,Laura Augusta Abreu,Gabriela de Azevedo Leal,Vanessa Sá Brunken,Gisela Soares Vasconcelos,Sandra Mary Lima Santos,Marize Melo dos Bloch,Katia Vergetti |
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Adolescent Food Consumption Attitude to Computers Television Cell Phones Computers, Handheld Computers Cross-Sectional Studies |
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Adolescent Food Consumption Attitude to Computers Television Cell Phones Computers, Handheld Computers Cross-Sectional Studies |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the length of exposure to screens and the prevalence of consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents in front of screens. METHODS We evaluated 74,589 12 to 17-year old adolescents from 1,247 schools in 124 Brazilian municipalities. A self-administered questionnaire was used. Its segment regarding nutrition contained questions about using TV, computers, and video game systems, having meals while watching TV, and consuming snacks in front of screens. Consumption of meals and snacks in front of screens was analyzed according to the following variables: geographical region, gender, age range, type of school (public or private), and school shift. The prevalences and their respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated under a complex sampling design. RESULTS A great deal of the adolescents (73.5%, 95%CI 72.3-74.7) reported spending two or more hours a day in front of screens. That habit was more frequent among male adolescents, private school students, morning shift students, and students from Brazil’s South region. More than half of the adolescents (56.6%, 95%CI 55.4-57.8) reported almost always or always having meals in front of TV, and 39.6% (95%CI 38.8-40.5) of them said they consumed snacks in front of screens exactly as often. Both situations were the most prevalent ones among the girls, who attended public schools and were from Brazil’s Midwest region. CONCLUSIONS Length of exposure to screens and consumption of meals and snacks almost always or always in front of screens are high among Brazilian adolescents. It is necessary to develop strategies aiming to reduce the length of screen use, considering the media reality that children and adolescents have been experiencing from earlier and earlier ages. That context must therefore be analyzed in an indissociable way. |
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